verboseness
- noun
- /vərˈboʊsnəs/
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verborrea
- The author's verboseness made the report difficult to follow.
Examples
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In academic writing, it's best to avoid unnecessary verboseness.
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Critics complained about the verboseness in the politician's speech.
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The verboseness of his speech was overwhelming.
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I find her verboseness quite distracting.
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Critics complained about the verboseness in the politician's speech.
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In academic writing, it's best to avoid unnecessary verboseness.
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The author's verboseness made the report difficult to follow.
Synonyms
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8.1
Language that uses too many words and is hard to understand
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7.3
Using more words than needed when speaking or writing
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4.8
Using more language than needed in writing or speech
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9.9
A habit of using too many words that makes people bored
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7.5
Talking or writing with too many words makes people bored
Speech or writing that uses too many words
An excess of words that do not add meaning
The use of too many words that makes speech or writing long and boring
Speaking or writing with more words than needed and making the meaning unclear
A long boring piece of writing or speech that repeats the same points
A phrase that uses more words than needed
Using more words than needed to say something in a roundabout way
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Etymology
The word verboseness comes from the Latin root verbum, which means 'word'. Think of verbose as 'full of words' and the ending -ness turns it into a noun, so verboseness is the state of using more words than needed.